Administrative Assistant

About the role

This is a unique opportunity to join the Waukesha County Corporation Counsel's office as a Receptionist-Administrative Assistant. This full-time position offers a consistent Monday through Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm schedule, with no weekends or holidays. The selected candidate will work collaboratively as part of a 42-member team serving Waukesha County in a variety of important ways.

Responsibilities

• Greeting visitors
• Answering and directing calls
• Electronically preparing, organizing, and maintaining records, reports and files
• Interacting regularly with members of the public and internal team members in a professional office environment

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• Must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis (County does not sponsor work visas)
• Fingerprinting and background check requirement: Pursuant to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 1075 Publication, Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) fingerprints and criminal background checks are a component and requirement for access to Federal Tax Information (FTI). New hires must be successfully adjudicated before a start date is established and prior to granting access to FTI.

Pay

Starting pay between $21.03 to $24.15 per hr. Full salary range $21.03 to $27.75 per hr.

Benefits

• Excellent health/dental/vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Generous paid time off including vacation, 10 holidays, 3 floating holidays, and ample accrued sick time that rolls over each year
• Exceptional pension plan with employer match and lifetime retirement payment
• Optional tax advantaged 457 retirement savings plan
• Balanced work-life culture
• Exceptional employee wellness program with a variety of programs and tools, including an on-site health & wellness clinic

About Waukesha County

Waukesha County prides itself on operating in a business-like manner and is recognized as a leader delivering high quality services with competence and skill. With our vision of "Leading the Way", we value teamwork and collaboration, ethics and diversity, communication, efficiency and cost savings, innovation, and the wellbeing of our staff and the citizens we serve. Employees are provided professional development opportunities and encouragement to learn and practice continuous improvement and LEAN principles as we regularly ask ourselves "Is there a better way?"

Located in the City of Waukesha, our campus offers an on-site fitness center, free parking, and easy access to interstate highway systems. Waukesha County offers a perfect blend of urban and rural living where one can enjoy the benefits of quiet rural lake communities or opt for nearby attractions that the greater Milwaukee area offers including vast beach and park systems, public markets, performing arts, music festivals, and sports including the Milwaukee Admirals, Brewers, Bucks, Wave, Marquette University Golden Eagles and the UW-Milwaukee Panthers Basketball programs.

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